The Greater New York Region Red Cross has a comprehensive page up about helping after Sandy. It lists requirements for volunteering at a Red Cross shelter. They include being over 16 and availability to work 12-hour shifts from Wednesday, October 31 to Friday, November 2. Red Cross volunteers must also be able to lift at least 50 pounds, and be prepared to work at shelter locations outside of New York City and willing to stay for up to 72 hours.

Volunteers can contact City Hall directly by emailing nycservice@cityhall.nyc.gov. Include a good contact email address, name and borough.

The Lower East Side Recovers is a site intended to help organize recovery efforts on–obviously–the Lower East Side: “The site allows people to offer/request assistance, and is coordinated by the folks at Occupy NYC and community organizations on the ground.” The site suggests using #SandyVolunteer on Twitter to connect with others who want to help.

For anyone who was set to run the now controversial New York Marathon, a rogue group of runners have set up a Facebook page for volunteers to participate in the NYC Marathon of Relief Efforts. Here’s how this novel effort is supposed to work, according to the page author: “Runners will show up at the starting line, but will break off en masse at different points of the city to deliver supplies to places hardest hit and without power. This will mean departing from the race, to head to various buildings, running up and down stairs delivering water and canned goods, etc.” They ask non-runners who were planning to watch the race on Sunday to “bring water, cash, canned goods, blankets and/or be ready to donate blood.”

New York City’s Food Bank needs more than 100 volunteers each day at its central location. The Food Bank is placing volunteers in other areas where they are needed. They are gathering food donations–items needed include water, cereal, canned fruits and vegetables, and peanut butter. Volunteers can register online here.

Brooklyn’s Neighbors Allied For Good Growth is gathering non-perishable food, AA batteries, flashlights and generators for elderly and disabled residents without power in housing developments located in Chinatown and on the Lower East Side. Locations where donations can be made include 46 Hester Street between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Two Bridges Neighborhood Council at 80 and 82 Rutgers Slip. Arrangements to pick up or drop off donations can be made by emailing hesterstreetrecovery@gmail.com.

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